A Hawaiian triathlon for kids – hike, swim, eat (then nap!)

A dip after a hike… 2007-03-27kailuabchlunchtimeromp-2.JPG 2007-03-27kailuabchlunchtimeromp.JPG

Excerpt from a note to my friend Ang…reprinted here for expediency since it relays a day in the life…

I’m just heading to bed late – working again, on that encyclopedia 🙂 So glad Melodie is back! I definitely want to see pics of Matt! Wow – Josh pins quick, huh? That is great! Have you pinned him before? I only got to put on dave’s dive pin, and I managed to get it upside down (not a good sign for a diver – all the other guys laughed at me!). sam and I hiked the pillbox trail today. we hiked all the way through. he did really well. that last 1.5 mi on the road back to the truck stank though. i was so hot, thirsty, tired and hungry.  we went to pick up my mom, then to “a-awai” : ) then hopped in the water, me fully clothed and sam in a diaper only, before sitting on the sand (all wet because we’re fools and don’t care) to eat. it was a sight. the waves knocked a croc off, so i was chasing those down with sam messing around hanging from me with one arm. then he took a face-plant in the sand and ate a whole mouthful and didn’t want his head dunked in the water to get clean. when i finally emerged with him after bending over and holding him for “swim” time…he charged right out in front of a couple walking by (it’s crammed down there on the beach this week with spring breakers) and i looked up only in enough time to apologize for his impertinence. i still couldn’t stand up straight because i was stiff from holding him – and i told the couple that! they were laughing. I was like “sorry- i couldn’t see you – i can’t stand up straight yet!” hopefully my happy hiker shirt informed all the onlookers why i was delirious, messy, sweaty and totally oblivious to proper beach decorum. (Mo-I wear that shirt on almost every hike! I may have to get duplicates in case that one ever wears out!) we got home in one piece and he got a bath, then I hopped in the shower and we both cleaned all the grass, bugs and sand off us. he got to nap, and i went to work on editing an encyclopedia of epidemiology entry (after mom brought me a latte!). it’s now just after 11pm and i’m off to bed…finally!

One Comment

  1. Gramma Oli 28 March, 2007

    Too bad the photos don’t have sound — squeals, squeals and more squeals! Another beautiful day in Kailua! Oh, and has anyone mentioned Sammy can do the complete “itsy bitsy spy-doo” with precious hand/arm animation? Actually, he has at least a dozen Mother Goose stories memorized and he did it so quickly. Oh goodness, I sound like a gramma!

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